Apprenticeship Act, 1959
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Meetings and procedure. |
13.—(1) An Chomhairle shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions. | |
(2) The Minister may fix the date, time and place of the first meeting of An Chomhairle. | ||
(3) The quorum for a meeting of An Chomhairle shall be five members (being members who are entitled to vote at the meeting). | ||
(4) At a meeting of An Chomhairle— | ||
(a) the chairman of An Chomhairle shall, if present, be chairman of the meeting, | ||
(b) if and so long as the chairman of An Chomhairle is not present or if the office of chairman is vacant, the members of An Chomhairle who are present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. | ||
(5) The chairman of An Chomhairle and each workers' member and each employers' member of An Chomhairle at a meeting thereof shall have a vote. | ||
(6) An educational member of An Chomhairle at a meeting thereof shall not, except where such member is chairman of the meeting, have a vote. | ||
(7) If, at any meeting of An Chomhairle, the group of workers' members does not equal in number the group of employers' members present— | ||
(a) whichever of the said groups is in the majority may arrange that any one or more of its number shall refrain from voting so as to preserve equality, | ||
(b) if no such arrangement is made, the chairman of An Chomhairle or, in his absence, the person who is chairman of the meeting, may adjourn the voting on any question to another meeting of An Chomhairle. | ||
(8) Every question at a meeting of An Chomhairle shall, subject to subsection (4) of section 57 of this Act, be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting on the question and, in the case of an equal division of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote. | ||
(9) An Chomhairle may act notwithstanding one or more than one vacancy among its members. | ||
(10) Subject to the provisions of this Act, An Chomhairle shall regulate, by standing orders or otherwise, the procedure and business of An Chomhairle. |